What happened
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The flight departed Sunday morning; September 20, 2020 under visual flight rules (VFR) from the Glenndale Airport (8I3), located in Kokomo, Indiana. The local flight was a ?reward? For three volunteers that were working a ?charity fly-in? Event later that morning at Glenndale.
The flight operated under provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a personal flight.
Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was provided.
At approximately 10:57 local time, the flight struck a utility pole as it approached runway 18 at Glenndale.
The poles are approximately 70 feet tall and were struck by the landing gear of N8213X. The aircraft descended quickly as it rolled inverted, and came to rest facing east, approximately 160 feet from the poles. The aircraft was consumed by a post-crash fire.
The nose gear was located approximately 60 feet southeast of the poles. The right main gear was located near the poles and the left main gear was found approximately 30 feet southwest of the poles.
The accident scene is approximately 200 feet from the end of runway 18.
The airport facility guide shows a 292 foot displaced threshold for runway 18 due to the associated power lines, as the poles are in the approach path for runway 18.
The pilot?s logbook entries show that he had experience operating in and out of the Glenndale Airport and used runway 18 several times as recently as Wednesday, September 16, 2020 with a local flight instructor.
Pilots that were holding at the departure end of the runway, state that radio calls were normal, no distress calls were made, but it did appear that the aircraft was approaching the airport slightly low.
The pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries. The third passenger was able to exit the aircraft and sustained significant injuries. He was transported to an indianapolis hospital by helicopter for treatment.
The pilot held a valid third class medical dated October 29, 2019 and met all the requirements to operate as a private pilot.
Logbook entries for N8213X showed that the aircraft met all standard airworthiness inspections.
This report will be amended if additional aircraft or medical information is received.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SUNDAY MORNING; SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FROM THE GLENNDALE AIRPORT (8I3), LOCATED IN KOKOMO, INDIANA. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS A ?REWARD? FOR THREE VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE WORKING A ?CHARITY FLY-IN? EVENT LATER THAT MORNING AT GLENNDALE.
THE FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.
DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS PROVIDED.
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:57 LOCAL TIME, THE FLIGHT STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AS IT APPROACHED RUNWAY 18 AT GLENNDALE.
THE POLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET TALL AND WERE STRUCK BY THE LANDING GEAR OF N8213X. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED QUICKLY AS IT ROLLED INVERTED, AND CAME TO REST FACING EAST, APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET FROM THE POLES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE.
THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE POLES. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS LOCATED NEAR THE POLES AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE POLES.
THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 18.
THE AIRPORT FACILITY GUIDE SHOWS A 292 FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 18 DUE TO THE ASSOCIATED POWER LINES, AS THE POLES ARE IN THE APPROACH PATH FOR RUNWAY 18.
THE PILOT?S LOGBOOK ENTRIES SHOW THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCE OPERATING IN AND OUT OF THE GLENNDALE AIRPORT AND USED RUNWAY 18 SEVERAL TIMES AS RECENTLY AS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 WITH A LOCAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
PILOTS THAT WERE HOLDING AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, STATE THAT RADIO CALLS WERE NORMAL, NO DISTRESS CALLS WERE MADE, BUT IT DID APPEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE AIRPORT SLIGHTLY LOW.
THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE THIRD PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN INDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER FOR TREATMENT.
THE PILOT HELD A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL DATED OCTOBER 29, 2019 AND MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE AS A PRIVATE PILOT.
LOGBOOK ENTRIES FOR N8213X SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MET ALL STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTIONS.
THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT OR MEDICAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
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